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color post: which pinks love grey

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFmsWq-YT7qYtc1J1kQ8jR5BOSX7tSN8PRKc25zqpR8zLETM32giv4d11ysNVZ8S4MihjXGe-rxi9_qHuxavkC33pm1sX7briBvatkB_Sc9cdhUgBNm9f4j4ULPkCsqTcFf6BQ7dkjH7C/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.00.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFmsWq-YT7qYtc1J1kQ8jR5BOSX7tSN8PRKc25zqpR8zLETM32giv4d11ysNVZ8S4MihjXGe-rxi9_qHuxavkC33pm1sX7briBvatkB_Sc9cdhUgBNm9f4j4ULPkCsqTcFf6BQ7dkjH7C/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.00.35+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For so many years beige, or some form of warm neutral,</div><div style="text-align: center;">was the go-to backdrop for every space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, with grey at the forefront of design,</div><div style="text-align: center;">many of us are trying to make the switch from warm neutrals to cool ones...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGB4Ti7-c1z3HvWEImT0zAK9o1M_uBTlHybrojfHRl6RbfUd-AnfP9Z1tS6H509yy4qbioUEz6blL_eCfOMuddLU-B1tfIUQ0mKt41-Ig8GZFu7fdOTdhLnyKCP1YQke40Nw8LpHEDyXn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.20.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGB4Ti7-c1z3HvWEImT0zAK9o1M_uBTlHybrojfHRl6RbfUd-AnfP9Z1tS6H509yy4qbioUEz6blL_eCfOMuddLU-B1tfIUQ0mKt41-Ig8GZFu7fdOTdhLnyKCP1YQke40Nw8LpHEDyXn/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.20.29+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="383" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Concerned about creating a space that feels "cold", </div><div style="text-align: center;">my clients usually want to incorporate some colorful accents when using grey on the walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A question I am constantly asked is what colors work with grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you read my post on <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/11/color-post-how-you-can-create-flow-with.html">clean color</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you'll know that almost any hue works with grey, </div><div style="text-align: center;">what's important is that it is a pure hue that has been mixed only with white, black, or grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSODUFV_S8A78xEoRyU_jQ1vIov1XziU4CzbiqcYbTuaBTlpiJV3SoCQMRlZKjnsuQUaOGW-6_ipz_zj9ErgaG6YitCa7G4WT3U_8wdD0EroER8t1YGxopn_2XnHCMmTJR236uuzDctZU5/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.40.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSODUFV_S8A78xEoRyU_jQ1vIov1XziU4CzbiqcYbTuaBTlpiJV3SoCQMRlZKjnsuQUaOGW-6_ipz_zj9ErgaG6YitCa7G4WT3U_8wdD0EroER8t1YGxopn_2XnHCMmTJR236uuzDctZU5/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.40.40+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but one of my favourite combinations is grey mixed up with pink and it's cohorts...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn-bfESzVuxdanw0GUOdipDHYNZ0LTS_BWPCWNTBBkBK_mrRVeUogBh9-Twot_utD_cGXdTVPhqcF07_La2hKoczMXzka0kxWYxmD1ZbjxrwkX92TJWLnf4jxW5saA6kQv1GIzetV9kbW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.58.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn-bfESzVuxdanw0GUOdipDHYNZ0LTS_BWPCWNTBBkBK_mrRVeUogBh9-Twot_utD_cGXdTVPhqcF07_La2hKoczMXzka0kxWYxmD1ZbjxrwkX92TJWLnf4jxW5saA6kQv1GIzetV9kbW/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.58.25+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and when I saw this living room, I swooned, because the color mix is exactly right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> grey wall and sofa + with fresh garden hues - how about that lush emerald?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(and note how the pillow on the right, sconce art and side table </div><div style="text-align: center;">pick up the the warm tones found in the wood floor and allow for a harmonious mix.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnPxSynox1cuQ2QUqhCRKZwarpKHNfoAbz9fdfmwI9kb5Y5fztfmJu2VppV-NF2QbWBazbEx1Ka5Lu8Xa3i64nVyJL6LaxnXfK3KAJAJPYaXSnY26X4Lj3flFkbwHjedam-A4MgxpjJpo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.23.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnPxSynox1cuQ2QUqhCRKZwarpKHNfoAbz9fdfmwI9kb5Y5fztfmJu2VppV-NF2QbWBazbEx1Ka5Lu8Xa3i64nVyJL6LaxnXfK3KAJAJPYaXSnY26X4Lj3flFkbwHjedam-A4MgxpjJpo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.23.20+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black adds glam to the combo, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and although I may have chosen a slightly cooler tone for the walls,</div><div style="text-align: center;">those chairs are showstoppers, aren't they?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7yjpoRgA27oUmGxym2m5lwfGIXmpVYYxeoarZz3nXYieua638c2TPsFWaJMskSs18vcMOhe6N5m9qjX0a3212aPGnYv7ZTgQI9YfqVBWYE7yHnCk59qXMreB1fx7YOX-jSwzzpYuOryI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.02.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7yjpoRgA27oUmGxym2m5lwfGIXmpVYYxeoarZz3nXYieua638c2TPsFWaJMskSs18vcMOhe6N5m9qjX0a3212aPGnYv7ZTgQI9YfqVBWYE7yHnCk59qXMreB1fx7YOX-jSwzzpYuOryI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.02.58+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turquoise plays well with fuchsia against a serene dove grey backdrop, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because they are equal in saturation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKD6ENWrgtD9BWuU2evx3h-mn21OnsJXGVZPUKDqw59HB4gDTcZ9Fe9eewrxBpVv3Li2_wNvA7xJNglT4KsWH9QwAAVamEvYdDJscxUjxCtMwW_r5Ju4CA8BaZHz_8RJb-SaRF6oOkZSI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.07.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKD6ENWrgtD9BWuU2evx3h-mn21OnsJXGVZPUKDqw59HB4gDTcZ9Fe9eewrxBpVv3Li2_wNvA7xJNglT4KsWH9QwAAVamEvYdDJscxUjxCtMwW_r5Ju4CA8BaZHz_8RJb-SaRF6oOkZSI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.07.24+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just as the palest of pinks pairs perfectly with the palest of greys to create this tranquil space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3qEJb6Xs1HEkiOjs2QmXW0m9yyla_zZ3_nJI2YSEVKitxdfxNMO1ni9BwDz-eQRJgsfPpGM8BuiAg2zP3184jxU_L-Q8JeTgr1rlIdxwTPiUn7ckxvpKY_rKuLVFJxNd73Rwe9VcJApi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.08.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3qEJb6Xs1HEkiOjs2QmXW0m9yyla_zZ3_nJI2YSEVKitxdfxNMO1ni9BwDz-eQRJgsfPpGM8BuiAg2zP3184jxU_L-Q8JeTgr1rlIdxwTPiUn7ckxvpKY_rKuLVFJxNd73Rwe9VcJApi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.08.19+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The pink is fairly dominant in these living/dining rooms at first glance,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> but it's actually only the sofa and flowers that are pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So much impact from one piece of furniture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Look how differently the paint and sofa color appear in the different photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This is why you should never choose a paint color based solely on a photo!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(hmm... I smell a future post :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8svnx8g0poqf5FinzGkjuIjhNDx8sAZkpzoqBEdNIwh0MoY1FSVymBghWmtSi3rGXR9LrK-Lrr9HHlTdtAnsZYP3unTVN_sgbuAmICBfoXovRFbqF_0SvoKNIp5FLLGnWuaEeYlXhdnI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.10.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8svnx8g0poqf5FinzGkjuIjhNDx8sAZkpzoqBEdNIwh0MoY1FSVymBghWmtSi3rGXR9LrK-Lrr9HHlTdtAnsZYP3unTVN_sgbuAmICBfoXovRFbqF_0SvoKNIp5FLLGnWuaEeYlXhdnI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.10.21+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and some pretty bits of high contrast...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so want that painting, top left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJecHb3onaC5bw9_z4AmFhpwhmR-lBZJOMyk1IDdoVzv4EBEB8_0Blz1J0lS2TxWZGNMiJfKdVZh02Tgo4R3wKrbEtL6GgXbZuwwtBOSe7I4XqfA70O1qWYddAA46NNm1sGhtiPfblveJy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.21.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJecHb3onaC5bw9_z4AmFhpwhmR-lBZJOMyk1IDdoVzv4EBEB8_0Blz1J0lS2TxWZGNMiJfKdVZh02Tgo4R3wKrbEtL6GgXbZuwwtBOSe7I4XqfA70O1qWYddAA46NNm1sGhtiPfblveJy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.21.26+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1 </span></span><a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/pink-and-grey-done-right-in-the-nursery-095041"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://roomenvy.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/pink-living-room11.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.highglossmagazine.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.elle.fr/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></a><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1526122216"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 7</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=57175&index=5&searchQuery=pink%20throw%20blanket&searchType=photos"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you ever use this combination?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since they are so popular right now,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I'll do a few posts exploring grey based color schemes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">any particular one you'd like to see explored next?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color post: which pinks love grey

For so many years beige, or some form of warm neutral, was the go-to backdrop for every space. Now, with grey at the forefront of design, ma...

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So What Exactly Happens During a Color Consultation?

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaO-rHxPhJ_5xd_iizydbyg4hjCdPjbV9ahmJTVKTe0TWBqOnyPB_Fc07b8JUaIOnqOVTQ005wTW4emz3R_kBbyoCMj-COyBAfuM8vobppXtH0XbYtkOxC3DMqW6pfycXb4W9NDg4ZBE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+10.10.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaO-rHxPhJ_5xd_iizydbyg4hjCdPjbV9ahmJTVKTe0TWBqOnyPB_Fc07b8JUaIOnqOVTQ005wTW4emz3R_kBbyoCMj-COyBAfuM8vobppXtH0XbYtkOxC3DMqW6pfycXb4W9NDg4ZBE/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+10.10.32+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/7139388"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">source</span></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />As mentioned <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/04/are-color-consultations-based-on-trends.html">here</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm realizing that for anyone who hasn't had a Color Consultation they may need </div><div style="text-align: center;">a better understanding of what I am providing to see the value of my services.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So let's take the mystery out of a 10 Rooms Color Consultation :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOK_-13M4RS0yNICM5rwarHLObSfX3NAIRF9s8G0FbKThyuDTs9KIMFk4Nf8poPBMw_uE-HVMRkjMuZbmIbX9O6u3euq0IU3v1dlYp45KZpwjQs6IzaiPwmdN6GGpft1ack5gEFg-0AU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.29.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOK_-13M4RS0yNICM5rwarHLObSfX3NAIRF9s8G0FbKThyuDTs9KIMFk4Nf8poPBMw_uE-HVMRkjMuZbmIbX9O6u3euq0IU3v1dlYp45KZpwjQs6IzaiPwmdN6GGpft1ack5gEFg-0AU/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.29.31+AM.png" width="304" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Phase One </span><br /><br /> You call or email me.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Usually, my clients are people who have always done their own decorating,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and are feeling frustrated with the results,</div><div style="text-align: center;">new home-owners who are just getting a feel for what their style is,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> or simply very busy people (who isn't, these days?) </div><div style="text-align: center;">who do not have time evaluate which choices would suit them the best.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Often clients are about to, or have just made, some major furniture purchases</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and their home is feeling disconnected (from room-to-room).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes they have a particularly challenging space,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or they have had a life change and are looking for a fresh take.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In any case, I try to determine your motivation because that is what will drive your choices.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ask a varied series of questions here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Where is your home (country, city, suburb)?</div><div style="text-align: center;">What is the architecture like? Which direction does the space face?</div><div style="text-align: center;">What are your favourite colors? What style of decor do you prefer? etc..<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIlvnO3H0vun-0pjzhHP27U0azQWaQclGMVlFlSvBC_67eiRTQzUOgYU_ZEFpzTYmrEz6ODpuowUODDX_FCZxb0IJpf3fGTZj4Ey2jlqBypuYkkzqK7Ta30zo6HNrQ3OnrbhRjfu9qLQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.39.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIlvnO3H0vun-0pjzhHP27U0azQWaQclGMVlFlSvBC_67eiRTQzUOgYU_ZEFpzTYmrEz6ODpuowUODDX_FCZxb0IJpf3fGTZj4Ey2jlqBypuYkkzqK7Ta30zo6HNrQ3OnrbhRjfu9qLQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.39.16+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://sunnyeverydayinteriors.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://all4women.co.za/at-home/create-turquoise-room.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 3 </span></span><a href="http://designmuse.wordpress.com/category/turquoise/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This allows me to prepare a collection of images -</div><div style="text-align: center;">"inspiration rooms" if you will,</div><div style="text-align: center;">that we can look through during the consultation to get a better feel for your desired result.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Phase Two</span><br /><br />  I arrive on your doorstep, goodies in tow!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1T0lkC42pL0o3WHoYYl1kK84zoqd8ZRYvD44PeWwXWxl9kwem_DYMtoW4rIwS0CU25dHIL9AXoc6jAQUN_BZvOm3ROu84TjywcyyV50_G0ND1lDq6NSL9OApGEqmyrL-CAdUUDc8XKc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+11.32.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1T0lkC42pL0o3WHoYYl1kK84zoqd8ZRYvD44PeWwXWxl9kwem_DYMtoW4rIwS0CU25dHIL9AXoc6jAQUN_BZvOm3ROu84TjywcyyV50_G0ND1lDq6NSL9OApGEqmyrL-CAdUUDc8XKc/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+11.32.24+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I generally like to see the space first,</div><div style="text-align: center;">then we go sit down and get a feel for what you need from the space.<br />I will ask you a lot of questions,<br />and we will look through the images I've brought along.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjsyLsyyKqUwsOMu348xvtANMa5rGEW-v0f3JL1QXjIfTb8POZj8dDbCbYWHmApabS05H3xVSEdVrIphuT8UuG0mi3iK274x0G-uYpf80AxcD_9y-vs-kEgW_SOOwrZYQTkFvfKiXB9U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+8.03.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjsyLsyyKqUwsOMu348xvtANMa5rGEW-v0f3JL1QXjIfTb8POZj8dDbCbYWHmApabS05H3xVSEdVrIphuT8UuG0mi3iK274x0G-uYpf80AxcD_9y-vs-kEgW_SOOwrZYQTkFvfKiXB9U/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+8.03.49+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /> This is where the four main factors come into play:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Space Itself</div><div style="text-align: center;">Size, light, orientation, placement in the home, flow, existing finishes, furnishings, etc..<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwcGhwmIioTHqu0oE_tinruarkpMK3pbMc1Z8N3ALQ6a7QX8SYKhfc_vXnNpHx600JyXfreCKffBrAqAXq0tMoRKH0feaSG31ybLeSTO3cGrE6A0zN5EaV1_c8gzSxop-Vet6byRuGBk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.57.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwcGhwmIioTHqu0oE_tinruarkpMK3pbMc1Z8N3ALQ6a7QX8SYKhfc_vXnNpHx600JyXfreCKffBrAqAXq0tMoRKH0feaSG31ybLeSTO3cGrE6A0zN5EaV1_c8gzSxop-Vet6byRuGBk/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.57.11+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Desired Uses of the Space </div><div style="text-align: center;">Time of day you will be using the space, relaxation vs. stimulation,<br />adult vs family, long-term vs short term decor, etc<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQUAZviNqd065K4CJ8WsafKvC3bZzmzHrIoXaPiDNGJBc3RmwsupqMCpTbRz5XGc-4emf6AP8d2jGxsYyN8soZsYvLfVEy1C4mKi95KuhJRZ7IofBQnzaYaBn490fkNo-HmuSHEHDCjw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+8.24.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQUAZviNqd065K4CJ8WsafKvC3bZzmzHrIoXaPiDNGJBc3RmwsupqMCpTbRz5XGc-4emf6AP8d2jGxsYyN8soZsYvLfVEy1C4mKi95KuhJRZ7IofBQnzaYaBn490fkNo-HmuSHEHDCjw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+8.24.38+PM.png" width="618" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Personality</div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you outgoing? Do you want an entertaining space that encourages lively conversation?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you looking for a retreat? A place to rejuvenate after a very busy workweek?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you prefer a more formal or relaxed style home? etc..<br /><br /><br />Preferences</div><div style="text-align: center;">Which colors do you prefer? How much color do you want to live with?</div><div style="text-align: center;">This sounds basic, but many times sitting down and actually defining these<br /> clearly gives a great base palette to work from.<br />Quite often, the original vision gets tweaked a little,<br />in the example we've added lavender.<br />Let's say it was existing already in the master bedroom and ensuite,<br /> and client loves the color.<br />She was suffering from overload, but adding a dash to the bedroom<br />allows her to keep some of her favourite color and helps the two rooms to relate better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvmAW1eBJhmUJj7DSLEyqH2DZfQjakuI1sQEd_MLTzn_JzyxOsncapu8VGoYZrkNFpU43yotwUsrQteEis7YNgHBRnAP4YJMdmGQv2L96f7tDk8QcRGG5RWOHEfz8k8rPFX4rT_5rvbU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+8.44.19+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvmAW1eBJhmUJj7DSLEyqH2DZfQjakuI1sQEd_MLTzn_JzyxOsncapu8VGoYZrkNFpU43yotwUsrQteEis7YNgHBRnAP4YJMdmGQv2L96f7tDk8QcRGG5RWOHEfz8k8rPFX4rT_5rvbU/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+8.44.19+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Phase Three</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that I know where you need/want to go with this space,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we pull out the paint chips and get set choosing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We will go through several different options here, for walls and trim.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually know we are on the right track when your face lights up!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's that "aha" moment, where everything comes together.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I leave you with a Color Plan - </div><div style="text-align: center;">paint chips and all the specifics (how much paint, which finish) for at least two options,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as well information regarding what preparation needs to be done to your walls prior to painting.<br />If you like, I will email you out some additional links to inspiration spaces<br /> that include your finalized color palette and suit the design direction you're taking.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKvRI6ZgnWEqFMgVPDVzCKcq-pKF5j1IvIrJI53h0JhnY9jnUKc4idma5CbGhN7OjLDVsKr8QJWE5qy-rQrO0p8TzxbRNrH6fQG8966Bn70ZuIIRMzWICj9RBVCOKvi1nbcLcBWX52a4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.19.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKvRI6ZgnWEqFMgVPDVzCKcq-pKF5j1IvIrJI53h0JhnY9jnUKc4idma5CbGhN7OjLDVsKr8QJWE5qy-rQrO0p8TzxbRNrH6fQG8966Bn70ZuIIRMzWICj9RBVCOKvi1nbcLcBWX52a4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.19.52+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many times my clients are planning to do the work themselves,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and simple prep ensures a proper finish.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have chosen to use a painter, I will be sure to offer choices in their preferred type of paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Phase Four</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your space is transformed :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Szb_mK7uEz6uRNLInA7URJ8cXCaYru92MjzJRgezFlfoO15ZhkOClzHC494ejF84l2uStYth5eRzbYXRqmwXB6VB0HXp9m82bk50jSRkL4ZOnN7ZUutpCHtjEEYNFUU4mNgDOtdLCZA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.31.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Szb_mK7uEz6uRNLInA7URJ8cXCaYru92MjzJRgezFlfoO15ZhkOClzHC494ejF84l2uStYth5eRzbYXRqmwXB6VB0HXp9m82bk50jSRkL4ZOnN7ZUutpCHtjEEYNFUU4mNgDOtdLCZA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.31.45+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I charge $100.00 for the first room and $50.00 for each additional room to select paint colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not bad, considering for the cost of a can of paint<br /> you can ensure total satisfaction the first time you paint - </div><div style="text-align: center;">no more re-painting because that pretty sunny yellow paint chip you liked in the store</div><div style="text-align: center;"> has somehow morphed in screaming yellow lunacy on your walls!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8C33cSZNj3_o-QuQgSOBIZrYQwIT6eqcfoqMnVhifFXBHo2rSrOTNOmnQbuzBlPeFGOXazU22M9nq7JR3hTRAJ_kKRzj1onI6LMrsqxRXydlm7UDjhTfHVuEjCtlwXfVSzEMOyDlbQs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.35.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8C33cSZNj3_o-QuQgSOBIZrYQwIT6eqcfoqMnVhifFXBHo2rSrOTNOmnQbuzBlPeFGOXazU22M9nq7JR3hTRAJ_kKRzj1onI6LMrsqxRXydlm7UDjhTfHVuEjCtlwXfVSzEMOyDlbQs/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.35.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many times clients request advice for additional color choices, like carpet, upholstery, etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is based on an hourly rate and varies depending on travel, etc.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I once accompanied a client to her new home's design centre<br /> to help her choose all her finishes for a new build.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The sheer volume of options was overwhelming her, and in an hour</div><div style="text-align: center;">we had co-ordinated every single detail of her new home</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and convinced the builder to include a few upgrades).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAmuO9N0R7uWtZ5MOgPsRvQlIwOZnHmAX0QI586yEnqb4U8s3zfWcFz6xyecFErsQlAtK60ylAuRfeqe5_ooAeHyj5U6101cTat7a4bLkAfw4ZJK_VX_gEI1MM1Ajb3T2Kl8lswD5bx8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.44.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAmuO9N0R7uWtZ5MOgPsRvQlIwOZnHmAX0QI586yEnqb4U8s3zfWcFz6xyecFErsQlAtK60ylAuRfeqe5_ooAeHyj5U6101cTat7a4bLkAfw4ZJK_VX_gEI1MM1Ajb3T2Kl8lswD5bx8/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+9.44.14+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does knowing all this make the idea of a Color Consultation any more inviting?<br />A common worry is that your home will not reflect you, but someone else.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To be clear, I do not come over and force my choices or the trendiest colors on you.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My goal is always to find that unique solution</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> that enhances your space,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">reflects your personality, and makes you happy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After several requests, I am now offering on-line color consultations as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are ready to find your perfect colors,</div><div style="text-align: center;">please email me at amezeard@10rooms.ca.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So What Exactly Happens During a Color Consultation?

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Crushing on Color: Poppy from Project Gadabout

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSkaiQMkc5RsZceIvy0ifWfPX7CxPdlbwF0Dmh2mWkxain3RiyI7whv73umyt2UKFglegRMJGbNGuopYr4DATmCaoaj0ZQf4swkSP71N6YR-NcSgHoiB-pm5s1bPGd79bSn-QXCmYBj8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+1.04.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSkaiQMkc5RsZceIvy0ifWfPX7CxPdlbwF0Dmh2mWkxain3RiyI7whv73umyt2UKFglegRMJGbNGuopYr4DATmCaoaj0ZQf4swkSP71N6YR-NcSgHoiB-pm5s1bPGd79bSn-QXCmYBj8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+1.04.33+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's Crushing on Color post is brought to you by</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the creative wonder,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/">Poppy of Project Gadabout.</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AUhvcvnxQwVLQTomP23-y8ggCHcBsJgbVkcW36akB6UiiV74itPhplWae8df7_uVGuQcRSKWlzEkHzNiQxurdhgVxVrskPnF6XgDC4KRguqjDvVba08H84dvVvxAkOrxbhF8dE6Ya3Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.58.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AUhvcvnxQwVLQTomP23-y8ggCHcBsJgbVkcW36akB6UiiV74itPhplWae8df7_uVGuQcRSKWlzEkHzNiQxurdhgVxVrskPnF6XgDC4KRguqjDvVba08H84dvVvxAkOrxbhF8dE6Ya3Q/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.58.11+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ceiling in my office is littered with lanterns.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All different colors and sizes.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It started off as a simple little collection and grew into something much bigger.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I love about the lanterns, is that when my day becomes to much, </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I take a moment, lay on the floor and drift away with my lanterns.</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The best part is watching my cat Marmalade; </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">somedays he is really determined to find a way to play with them.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He has yet to succeed, but it’s fun watching him try. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Plus my office is just a bottle of champagne and a </span></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">few hors d'oeuvres away from being a cocktail party!</span></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHvIVKaHIRPD6YAeoN0JrgN7fHtA8WmHsJhlriBwrnOJQ2ChqtJ5QwkhNKOQPFQdLEwMfPafXyvF76ufsKg7jqevDB_mq8_UiJiYAy5wQ2SKZMH08twAKV00hZnh2jnJ-0g_pZ8Ae6gU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.57.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHvIVKaHIRPD6YAeoN0JrgN7fHtA8WmHsJhlriBwrnOJQ2ChqtJ5QwkhNKOQPFQdLEwMfPafXyvF76ufsKg7jqevDB_mq8_UiJiYAy5wQ2SKZMH08twAKV00hZnh2jnJ-0g_pZ8Ae6gU/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.57.50+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Organization is one of my hobbies (I know, it's a strange hobby).</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> As a result, I take organization pretty seriously. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So it's no surprise that most of my storage is colorful. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It makes opening up my closet or glancing past my shelves</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> a lot like stepping through a box of crayons. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oddly enough, it also helps me remember where I put things. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trust me, a color system is much more fun than numbers and boring labels.</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQNBSV6KdEUeVAIPPiajGpMl9Y2QaahV-9LaeQbKMiWlLlLpIDVac6AtIVLUHo6PeLrMdXTVLBL-rdbRkdiCdZLW4ykapAbju_RJGfZU66mkVQn1N6PzS7uVskoFsgobycM5pp76kARM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.57.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQNBSV6KdEUeVAIPPiajGpMl9Y2QaahV-9LaeQbKMiWlLlLpIDVac6AtIVLUHo6PeLrMdXTVLBL-rdbRkdiCdZLW4ykapAbju_RJGfZU66mkVQn1N6PzS7uVskoFsgobycM5pp76kARM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.57.35+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s absolutely amazing how much fun a grocery list</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> or to do list can be when you add a little color.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I rarely use the typical; black, red or blue ink, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I’m more of a Fandango Pink or Deep Sea Blue.</span>  </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love taking notes or just doodling with a full array of colors at hand. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I’ve already mention before I love what bic is doing with the permanant marker.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Copic is my personal favorite with their ability for great blending and shading.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFL6TMAu3ci4ke-0ByeTyrqY_iZOhYdiiaPK7iSAet7rwpF7495awoSQwe_23I1jFFwdPmhGkIc7YiSaW785NUUZC4GmsgtA8lxmfiqATQInCpkFfQrcfseTaAdJUVduKInHkAS8TCbVM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.59.44+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFL6TMAu3ci4ke-0ByeTyrqY_iZOhYdiiaPK7iSAet7rwpF7495awoSQwe_23I1jFFwdPmhGkIc7YiSaW785NUUZC4GmsgtA8lxmfiqATQInCpkFfQrcfseTaAdJUVduKInHkAS8TCbVM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.59.44+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’ve seen this tape used so many ways it’s impossible to not love it.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From wrapping presents, a delightful border, </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or an amazing Art Installation, like the one found in the Kate Spade New York.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In my office, however, we use it for amazing games of wall tick tac toe</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> or just taping a co-worker to their seat. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though most recently it was used to add hopscotch</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in the hallway leading to the break room!  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It makes a typical day at work a little more entertaining.</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oLwT4Ha-sHZV8EvrT59z08kKWGnUGVN-jk-V1Ci78v-ixmjNH3OcHeK5x11jT0KYTwz06QV69xr9N2DfRuhZxY4s9VIgchA_v59CgZVOS4A5RtdUiVlZntv6HeSz0t59tjP2lYI_8cM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+3.00.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oLwT4Ha-sHZV8EvrT59z08kKWGnUGVN-jk-V1Ci78v-ixmjNH3OcHeK5x11jT0KYTwz06QV69xr9N2DfRuhZxY4s9VIgchA_v59CgZVOS4A5RtdUiVlZntv6HeSz0t59tjP2lYI_8cM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+3.00.05+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pantone is the expert on color.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So it’s easy to see how they are a big part of my world.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the introduction of their iPhone App finding the perfect color</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on the go just got a lot easier. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But my Pantone Eyewear is my personal favorite.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One frame that will consistently fulfill your ever changing preference towards color.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s like a mood ring but for eyewear. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pantone also offers a plethora of items for the home, </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from usb flash drivers to adorable mugs.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But for most designers, amateur and professional, </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the Geo System and Guide has become their Bible of Color.</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJl1Daleud2g-R16XtC7bvbzIBA-rLOJO9UMuqxBXp_0ZM2qvaQTTtn7C0Q0SKd5ik0qD61GUeLY-fB_6nmwlzDKx4VcRdNpgISmy8S8qaRSE9qYHyLNJPsZy3FnBuOQzR3YvUHHyuQo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.59.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJl1Daleud2g-R16XtC7bvbzIBA-rLOJO9UMuqxBXp_0ZM2qvaQTTtn7C0Q0SKd5ik0qD61GUeLY-fB_6nmwlzDKx4VcRdNpgISmy8S8qaRSE9qYHyLNJPsZy3FnBuOQzR3YvUHHyuQo/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.59.21+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The eight year old in me was overjoyed when she discovered Make Up For Ever!  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have a large color palette, that can inspire High Definition, Daring looks.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to admit every once and a while I feel the need</span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to let my inner eight year old out to play in my make up. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So whether you are heading out to work or just spending a Saturday night in, </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make Up For Ever is something you have to try. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrAviCVi1iBI3qg71ui7-41uv5-oTce44WsQbFCSm9c6FZzRTP8Z9mTMqVif7cLCVDdufvLEMgoNgMxtuVodi7zqNVy-f3hcyD4OOtwYv3woHyRpqSJ717bzn62h-nCnafuaWtgfPeaU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.58.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrAviCVi1iBI3qg71ui7-41uv5-oTce44WsQbFCSm9c6FZzRTP8Z9mTMqVif7cLCVDdufvLEMgoNgMxtuVodi7zqNVy-f3hcyD4OOtwYv3woHyRpqSJ717bzn62h-nCnafuaWtgfPeaU/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.58.39+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are so many ways to brighten up your day so here are few more options to try.  </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have to wear a uniform or color is frowned upon where you work, </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">use your undergarments to brighten your day.  </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Never underestimate the power of Yellow Panties.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reading glasses don’t have to be dowdy, so pick a fun fabulous pair. </span></div></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrdvM9P0ynXbqtvTKpRY_09zgBGxNsVwafsLrB30b_k8Azg9yZ8Bbsv1iLvw7rS-AjIN3KR627UOdlQZxxKc-bjb10xAagqm3qaIIm4vitysINs7FPwxfPUmfN1whyBMQUiUyd6wAziw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.59.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrdvM9P0ynXbqtvTKpRY_09zgBGxNsVwafsLrB30b_k8Azg9yZ8Bbsv1iLvw7rS-AjIN3KR627UOdlQZxxKc-bjb10xAagqm3qaIIm4vitysINs7FPwxfPUmfN1whyBMQUiUyd6wAziw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-08+at+2.59.02+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more lovely ways to brighten up your day,</span></div></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> stay tuned to Project Gadabout and 10 Rooms</span></div></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for More Captivating Color.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Poppy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" height="221" id="Image11_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzW-i7QYLROH2Q5_nCjdu4NEmk2Hw3zrRMF0zgJ2TKnocXHk9B11nJUePFOzlPWs-mm5gFESeQeeq_ETahnuxRC1QmTUSCzuq7t_2Cv_AvrcVKSzKkCWh_F_z2FSXApsJkIHxigXhy2M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-03+at+8.54.25+AM.png" width="213" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The girl has some serious graphic design skills, yes?!</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As if this post wasn't enough,</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Poppy has provided me a gorgeous Shopping Guide for all of these goodies - </span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">heaps of secret sources that I did not know about...</span></i></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>head over to her <b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/projectgadabout/2011/3/26/color-colour-colorology.html">post today</a></b> to download it...</i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </i><br /><i><b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Project Gadabout</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> is  such an entertaining, bubbly little spot -</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">it's like a girls night out in every post.</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am always amazed at Poppy's creativity and wit.</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And that wraps up our </span><b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/search/label/Crushing%20On%20Color"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Crushing on Color</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> posts.</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I can't thank these ladies enough for their time and effort,</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and the fabulousness they have brought to the blog the past two weeks -</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MWAH!</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Since we've had such a great time with it, </span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm thinking this may become a regular feature of the blog -</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">so if you are interested in guest posting,</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">let me know -</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'd love to hear about your love for color - </span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">be back next week - x am</span></i><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div></div><br /><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div><div><br /></div><div style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div>

Crushing on Color: Poppy from Project Gadabout

Today's Crushing on Color post is brought to you by the creative wonder, Poppy of Project Gadabout. The ceiling in my office is littered...

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Palm Beach Week: Lilly Pulitzer Love

<div style="text-align: center;">Some people are one-of-a-kind.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They have that certain joie de vivre that inspires the rest of us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVKQlz9nyoZPYpzy1mmNryTsZrOV6OyCnCOQ4ck9zg8CFRSl1SQxMqIrUoOCcgohGVaQDnaGijuHc1ac0on5Pbzwe090-DJ8FeZRk5siHDCMxIZnkNIdBbd1GwuM3oR7jF1OCoFwax84/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+9.26.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVKQlz9nyoZPYpzy1mmNryTsZrOV6OyCnCOQ4ck9zg8CFRSl1SQxMqIrUoOCcgohGVaQDnaGijuHc1ac0on5Pbzwe090-DJ8FeZRk5siHDCMxIZnkNIdBbd1GwuM3oR7jF1OCoFwax84/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+9.26.08+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lilly Pulitzer is that kind of woman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A New York native living in Palm Beach with her husband,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lilly ran a juice stand at their orchards.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After creating some gloriously colored shifts that camouflage the inevitable splatters,</div><div style="text-align: center;">customers were so enamoured she had her dressmaker create extra</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Lillys" to sell at the store.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZiSL1ltpwT99XkcBV2SJpzbmn6pye2r-K19uyKoJEY78odAQUxwHI6PFCm7B_UM5EGb4Zj8f6H4S0GbYFCRrEORshuZ8Iz3Altm4MNST1TZiF5Pfa4Uqgv-WGfR0wBJBtML81mFYTV4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+9.34.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZiSL1ltpwT99XkcBV2SJpzbmn6pye2r-K19uyKoJEY78odAQUxwHI6PFCm7B_UM5EGb4Zj8f6H4S0GbYFCRrEORshuZ8Iz3Altm4MNST1TZiF5Pfa4Uqgv-WGfR0wBJBtML81mFYTV4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+9.34.07+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Later divorced and remarried, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lilly Rousseau continued operate her company under the Lilly Pulitzer name.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her shifts were worn by everyone, </div><div style="text-align: center;">including dear friend and First Lady Jackie Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w8SxsK2exhTM-6AHgj7b8JeiHSsyVmYrfxadGbGtJNXtQkJi4-IgMjmbag6oWcmO-dfAw9Qb383mW2rsIYfZpwoyKzvRm06i3DxvcL9As7aJTMJ8Vo51PD3h4L7YD1QXslPWo0KED_U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+9.31.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w8SxsK2exhTM-6AHgj7b8JeiHSsyVmYrfxadGbGtJNXtQkJi4-IgMjmbag6oWcmO-dfAw9Qb383mW2rsIYfZpwoyKzvRm06i3DxvcL9As7aJTMJ8Vo51PD3h4L7YD1QXslPWo0KED_U/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+9.31.59+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In 1984 Lilly retired and closed down her clothing line,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but in 1993 it was revived and the <b><a href="http://www.lillypulitzer.com/">Lilly Pulitzer</a></b> empire now includes</div><div style="text-align: center;">homegoods, shoes, jewelry and mens clothing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkZBVNI05WGGXQiBRtrHYfPkWfdU7gaDjEBbqdiOFJJ03Pn9Ng7cR_xKBqJOW-ovbcm2-no334fbDZapvRWXLV1dwiqDu1PWo1MNZ01fhqyOwaRW0J8ObGnTE7URR0dCvpa-E3XLydmc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+10.26.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkZBVNI05WGGXQiBRtrHYfPkWfdU7gaDjEBbqdiOFJJ03Pn9Ng7cR_xKBqJOW-ovbcm2-no334fbDZapvRWXLV1dwiqDu1PWo1MNZ01fhqyOwaRW0J8ObGnTE7URR0dCvpa-E3XLydmc/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-22+at+10.26.19+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've read and re-read her Guides to Colorful Entertaining and Colorful Holidays.</div><div style="text-align: center;">what comes across so clearly is how bright Lilly's spirit is.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As her son Peter says,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"mom has an amazing zest for life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like a big hug."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not one to get hung up on details,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it's Lilly's "who gives a fig"attitude and her incredible hospitality</div><div style="text-align: center;">that has made every day a party, literally.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you haven't read these books, go get them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Palm Beach Week: Lilly Pulitzer Love

Some people are one-of-a-kind. They have that certain joie de vivre that inspires the rest of us. Lilly Pulitzer is that kind of woman. A Ne...

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Weekend Color: Pantone's Color of the Year - Why It Is Important and Why It's Not

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Kips+Bay.JPG]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhmMuCr7B80BmCiQ8iKZG2-m60H1eTqG-OWwdl85-ExrIJnB4rfjoSTDMtmWov41PuIf7DWiZmq3ZLlr_EJvIR7VEgR0WpgNfhV6OAZ-RnIineDqZjesFVHTtaN2qn6wT8CBrxmCCQxM/s1600/Kips+Bay.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By now I'm sure you have heard about <b><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20821&ca=4">Pantone's</a></b> color pick for 2011.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pantone.com/images/pages/20821/coty2011_header.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pantone Color of the Year 2011: Honeysuckle" border="0" height="179" src="http://www.pantone.com/images/pages/20821/coty2011_header.png" style="text-align: left;" width="461" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is quite an energetic pink!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="dining rooms - Benjamin Moore - Stonington Gray - pink blue gray black Gus dining chairs white dining table crystal chandelier white buffet hutch cabinet pink chair blue velvet sofa butterfly ottoman blue gray walls living room" src="http://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2008/11/25/a9b583728459.jpg" style="cursor: move; height: 390px; width: 390px;" title="view" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.samanthapynn.com/">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Color is moving towards fresh, clean hues.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What exactly does that mean?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I discussed clean/dirty color <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/11/color-post-how-you-can-create-flow-with.html">here</a></b>, if you'd like to read more about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't ever advise a client to fill their space with the latest and greatest color unless they truly LOVE it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What happens next year?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are using this hue simply to be "on-trend" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are you going to be satisfied when it no longer is the top color?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have created a fairly neutral shell, or you have used other clean colors that are roughly the same value, you can easily bring in vibrant pink accents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5p6Ja13tqU5hB6-l4L3Xwt25701jWDoBJyr2vnFOw7dHenv-h3fT9F99F9SW5FJM39cEfzTgVX9YU_voGu0If_rwAI_0PI6tbx4wiX4tsQ12AKfg-Mcb6Gls4nkSiyD3_k61jJA9848/s400/fuschia.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/gasl_fireplace_30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gasl_fireplace_30.jpg" border="0" height="400" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/gasl_fireplace_30.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.ochre.net/en/">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5vYD-SJ-JDcK0lCkoMVO9NWTys6dTV2KVmHBoj4S3CNzJGhP91AtHd1hsw5N0fxmdnSUuYKziALYKzXFgVi9c62OJ3-YxXqM6FndzPTVSAfKEhDkNFleELMIStLJAiMLxAbRgEqKztvy/s400/bedroom_white+bertoia+chairs+pink+yellow+black+wood+floors+wall+art+grouping_domino+mag.jpeg" width="387" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Domino</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the we should look at the entire palette from Pantone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to get a clearer sense of what is happening with color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU4TQZMJ10tx3rfOSNaMGIi91SsDWbkYMsNE-PcdYR5PZMr70lifmdzmQ_VmX8DvEZe8U399EiJoh1zMlnl53e_ewXzM776P_WXd7l8LVQkNRb4qDS_-0kJcdCL9RoFXUAYN538UIHMU/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-12-11+at+6.38.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU4TQZMJ10tx3rfOSNaMGIi91SsDWbkYMsNE-PcdYR5PZMr70lifmdzmQ_VmX8DvEZe8U399EiJoh1zMlnl53e_ewXzM776P_WXd7l8LVQkNRb4qDS_-0kJcdCL9RoFXUAYN538UIHMU/s640/Screen+shot+2010-12-11+at+6.38.47+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The silver cloud and silver peony are still holding the grey and blush front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wouldn't place Silver peony with any of these other colors </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because it simply is not saturated enough to hold it's own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Design" height="355" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/4057972358_c35feddef2_o.jpg" width="500" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.morismoreno.com/">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Russet is signalling an influx of brown - we need something to balance out all this freshness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In interiors that signals a return to brown woods, rather than all the grey tones we have been seeing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="365" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGh6ivqJ5owLEzC-NT_9h2x5_lw4PRhcXWWdF7chDn6n0tavlkOFvHIj2bBz8FkbdSR5_vlsNjdBoRUt3CJlkSRN_LVP156ZQIL59gdeK2YR1KxLBhQwtSQRR78TFSQJn-dHAMqRoofEE/s400/gasl_prada_08.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="354" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Domino</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyq0-WaUaF_1ccAdBC5IBT5YEyyraq9N8GHbNYsm0JRIi3strGXn9E6JZyYqfp3vTnDKwNcLbafX1PJBiUBlwD9MAFLMIYARsy3zbDET39VUX7TH-HCH_yasiKJjHxcP0MUUON-rcxtNa/s400/Elle_decor_purple_living_room_tall_drapes.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The remaining seven hues are all similar in their intensity and clean tones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You could place any of these in space together and they would work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="502" id="il_fi" src="http://www.thelennoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/modern-chic-dining-room-round-table-turquoise-and-coral-pink-.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="610" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="416" src="http://www.thelennoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/turquoise-and-orange-modern-chic-bedroom.jpg" title="turquoise and orange modern chic bedroom" width="610" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="396" id="il_fi" src="http://designholeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/lviing-2.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="412" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="331" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160416812719543250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjn399zClVMpFPwD2mWykENDV09XTF28aezOxo7NVMuXBq6SZOc1BCH8KIZ2tqJ3vlPLgVpWmnTJUCf7OsH0hfSko90unXUz1kgo_NkELb2pwldAJFzKqbK9BzghaD_sNK3ejysInfxg/s400/lavendar+room.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="550" id="il_fi" src="http://thelennoxx.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ch0510-641.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="550" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue Curacao is a softer version of last years turquoise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="233" src="http://www.pantone.com/images/pages/20706/press_img_20706_1.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; text-align: right;" width="180" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the regatta blue - it's time to bring blue back from the green side :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="roomenvy - rich blue living room reading area" class="size-full wp-image-3347" height="450" src="http://roomenvy.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/living-rooms.jpg?w=450&h=450" title="roomenvy - rich blue living room reading area" width="450" /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honeysuckle, which looks so vibrant when examined alone, </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fits in to this group without stealing the show.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2009/10/02/b251fa36dead.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/">source</a></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img height="454" id="il_fi" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2728835674_23c5b7ed94.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="447" /></span></u></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/">source</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pantone's color choices give us a look toward the future,</div><div style="text-align: center;">they interpret our societies emotional climate and the colors reflect it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems right now people are quite ready for a bit of light-hearted fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Honeysuckle - will you use it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div>

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